CanVasc was officially founded November 1st, 2010, in Toronto. CanVasc is a non-profit scientific network.The proposed CanVasc objectives are to:

1. Organize and maintain a dedicated clinical and research network, with identification of referral (multidisciplinary) centers across Canada to optimize the care of patients with vasculitis. The establishment and regular updates of recommendations for the diagnostic and therapeutic management of patients are part of the tasks of the participating centers.
2. Initiate, conduct, and promote studies (epidemiological, observational, fundamental and, ultimately, therapeutic) on vasculitis (from CanVasc, VCRC, other vasculitis research groups or industry) across Canada, using an efficient, established and rapidly mobilisable network.
3. Develop educational and awareness programs for health care providers (training sessions, fellowships, meetings. educational materials).
4. Stand as the Canadian referral and advisory group to identify needs in vasculitis, consider and support (new) drug approvals for vasculitis in Canada.

Since its creation, CanVasc core members have worked hard together to develop the first Canadian recommendations for the management of ANCA-associated vasculitides, published in 2015 and updated in 2020, the first Canadian educational case-based textbook on vasculitis (CAVALI, with a 3rd Edition in preparation), and to conduct several cohort studies, a national registry on vasculitis, and participate in many therapeutic trials.